A data storage device includes a case and a connector housed within the case. The connector includes a first connection interface having a plurality of connection fingers and a second connection interface having a plurality of springs. The case is positionable within a data storage device port such that the data storage device is completely disposed within the data storage device port when used.
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1. A data storage device comprising: a case comprising a front edge, a back edge opposite the front edge, a top edge extending from the front edge to the back edge, and a bottom edge opposite the top edge and extending from the front edge to the back edge; and a connector housed within the case, the connector comprising a first connection interface configured to support a first connection standard and a second connection interface configured to support a second connection standard, wherein the case is positionable within a data storage device port such that the top edge, bottom edge, front edge, and back edge of the case are completely disposed within the data storage device port when used, and wherein the case further comprises a first removal slot and a second removal slot, and wherein the first removal slot and second removal slot are engageable with a remover tool to remove the data storage device from the data storage device port when used.
2. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the connector further comprises: a substrate comprising a component surface and a connection surface opposite the component surface; at least one memory die stack; and a controller configured to access the at least one memory die stack, wherein the first connection interface comprises a plurality of connection fingers on the connection surface, and wherein the second connection interface comprises a plurality of springs on the connection surface.
3. The data storage device of claim 2 , wherein the least one memory die stack is mounted on one of the connection surface and the component surface, and wherein the controller is mounted on one of the connection surface and the component surface.
4. The data storage device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one memory die stack is mounted on top of the controller.
5. The data storage device of claim 4 , wherein at least one of an epoxy cover or a support substrate covers the controller and separates the at least one memory die stack from the controller.
6. The data storage device of claim 2 , wherein the first interface comprises a contact bar comprising the plurality of springs, wherein each of the plurality of springs comprise a portion located a first distance relative to the connection surface, and wherein the plurality of fingers are located a second distance relative to the connection surface that is less than the first distance.
7. The data storage device of claim 6 , wherein the connector further comprises a status indicator comprising a light emitting diode.
8. The data storage device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of fingers are embedded on a body of an interface assembly comprising the first connection interface.
9. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the first connection interface is configured to support Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) 3.0 standards and wherein the second connection interface is configured to support USB 2.0 standards.
10. A data storage system comprising: a data storage device comprising: a case comprising a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a first removal slot in the first side edge, and a second removal slot in the second side edge; and a connector housed within the case, the connector comprising a first connection interface comprising a plurality of connection fingers and a second connection interface comprising a plurality of springs; and a remover tool comprising a body, a first remover tab, and a second remover tab, wherein the case is positionable within a data storage device port such that the data storage device is completely disposed within the data storage device port when used, and wherein the remover tool is configured to engage the first remover tab with the first remover slot and the second remover tab with the second remover slot to remove the data storage device from the data storage port when used.
11. The data storage system of claim 10 , wherein the case comprises metal.
12. The data storage system of claim 10 , wherein the connector further comprises: a substrate comprising a component surface and a connection surface opposite the component surface; at least one memory die stack; and a controller configured to access the at least one memory die stack.
13. The data storage system of claim 12 , wherein the first interface comprises a contact bar comprising a cover and the plurality of springs, wherein each of the plurality of springs comprise a portion located a first distance relative to the connection surface, and wherein the plurality of fingers are located a second distance relative to the connection surface that is less than the first distance.
14. The data storage system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one memory die stack is mounted on top of the controller.
15. The data storage system of claim 10 , wherein the first connection interface is configured to support Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) 3.0 standards and wherein the second connection interface is configured to support USB 2.0 standards.
16. A method of using a data storage device comprising: orienting the data storage device relative to a data storage device port, wherein the data storage device comprises a case and a connector housed within the case, and wherein the connector comprises a first connection interface configured to support a first connection standard and a second connection interface configured to support a second connection standard; positioning the data storage device within the data storage device port such that the data storage device is completely disposed within the data storage device port; establishing a connection between the data storage device and the data storage device port through the first connection interface or the second connection interface; and selectively removing the data storage device from the data storage device port by: inserting a remover tool into the data storage device port such that a first remover tab of the remover tool engages a first removal slot of the case and a second remover tab of the remover tool engages a second removal slot of the case; and withdrawing the remover tool from the data storage device port while the remover tool is engaged with the data storage device.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the connection between the data storage device and the data storage device port is established through the first connection interface, and wherein the method further comprises re-orienting the data storage device relative to the data storage device port and positioning the data storage device within the data storage device port such that the data storage device is completely disposed within the data storage device port and a connection between the data storage device and the data storage device port is established through the second connection interface.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first connection interface supports a connection through Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) 3.0 standards and comprises a plurality of connection fingers, and wherein the second connection interface supports a connection through USB 2.0 standards and comprises a plurality of springs.
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